Because they still value the money they get. We Czechs don't give a shit about your money. It ends in big corporations and non profit organizations anyway. Socialistic taxes to get our money and then redistribute them to rich people.

I think it has also something do to with there were a lot of introspection and generally talk about the role of EU vs the national states in the wake of the Brexit referendum with all sorts of Grexit, Frexit etc proposed and such, which made a lot of people get some more understanding what the EU actually does to their country, for good or bad. In short the role of EU came to the forefront of the political concious for half a year at least, which probably made a lot of people know a bit more about it.

Surely better economics helps always, but I really do think a lot of people had a better understanding of what we actually get for our tax money that goes to EU, and that a great number of those things are positive, but you just mostly hear about the negative things as per usual for pretty much anything. Not to say the EU is always positive, not at all, but I generally feel a lot of people here (Denmark) came to the conclusion that while it isn't perfect it's better to be in instead of out.

They need to get out of the Euro. As it is, being in the Euro means their purchasing power is too high, and their export prices are also too high. If they went back to the Drachma, they'd be better off. Say like the Czechs did by keeping the Czech Crown. It's why other federal countries like Australia have a transfer mechanism of funds from high value states to lower value states.

Let us be real... Britain's share of GDP, EU budget and population are at 15% to 20% range.

Making up for that loss, while not ideal, will also not be ruinous for the rest of the member states. Many countries with greater integration ambitions may even see that as a cheap price to pay for removing the permanent party pooper that UK has been.

To be fair you have to remove any EU funds that goes back to Britain, so the actual hole is a lot smaller than 15-20%. Not that I know what it is, but it is not an insignificant amount that goes to the UK either due to it's size.

I think it's healthy for the European Union to shrink. The smaller it is, the more it can reform. And the European Union needs to reform. Unity in Europe is a great thing but the European Union could be doing a better job. As soon as it does I could definitely see Britain rejoining again

I really hope they never let UK in agian. Otherwise it would be a green light to all right wing anti-eu politicians: "Hey, you can leave the EU anytime you feel like it, because don't worry you will be able to rejoin whenever you like."

There are consequences of leaving the EU regardless like the fees the UK has to pay now. And if the people want to leave the EU then maybe there is a fault with EU itself. Countries leaving and rejoining again inspires reform which is a good thing

countries leaving and rejoining the eu inspires dissolution not reform. let's all leave the eu until it reforms itself, ha?

uk is currently twisting eu's arms in negotiating a better deal for themselves using the fees they MUST pay as leverage!

I am sorry, but I believe they must be made an example of if we want to preserve the union. Everyone needs to see the UK is worse off outside the eu otherwise others will follow and eventually we will all fall